MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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